The Boxers' Programme.
The intentions of the Boxers were set out in placards distributed in Shanghai on the 22nd June as follows : —
Our Emperor is about to become powerful. The leader of the Boxers is a royal person. Within three months all foreigners will be killed, and driven away from China.
During forty years the Empire has become full of foreigners. They have divided the land. We remind the editors that hereafter they must not talk nonsense ; if they continue to do so their buildings will be burnt.
The brethren need not fear. There are 100,000 in the north. When the foreigners are driven away we will return to our hills.
The pleasant announcement was also made that 800 spiritual soldiers would descend on a certain date for the destruction of foreigners.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9823, 24 July 1900, Page 8
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